Air-tight paint-stirring can



(N0 Model.)

G. R. OASSIE.

AIR TIGHT PAINT STIRRING CAN. 616266674. Patented 061;. 31, 1882.

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NITED GEORGE It. UASSIE, OF NEWARK, NE\V JERSEY.

AIR-TIGHT PAINT-STIRRING CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,674, dated October31, 1882.

Application filed January 25, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEO. R. GAssIE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air TightPaint Stirring Gan s, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention is designed as an improvement upon the paintcan patentedto me November 18,1879, and is intended to obviate the following defectsin the said invention: First, the said can, having a bottom roundedexternally to fit the curve of the contained stirring device, servedonly as a casing for the stirrer, was unable to stand upright without asupport, and was therefore provided with pivots at the side and hungupon brackets; second, the sup port for the external end of thestirring-shaft was not readily removable for cleaning out the can. Thefirst of these defects I remedy by combining with the curved casingsuitable extensions of or from the body of the can, so that it has astable support upon a base of its own, and may be set anywhere forconvenient use upon a fiat surface. The second defectl remedy bycombining with the outer end of the stirring-shaft a sheet-metalscrew-cap formed with a bearing and packed joint in the center, andconstructed to expose, when removed from the can, an aperture largeenough to remove the stirrer and permit the interior of the can aboutthe stirrer to be cleaned.

My improvements are shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure l isa perspective view of the exterior of the can. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe same with the lower part of the body a and the screw-cap A and itsattachments shown in section; and Fig. 3, a front view of the same, withthe lower part of the half at the left side of the center-line insection just inside the front surface of the can.

The can is shown as of upright rectangular form, with the stirring-shaftcl or its blades h disposed horizontally across the lower part, andincased upon the lower side by a semi-cylindrical shell, U. The sides ofthe can are extended downward, as at s, a little below the bottom ofthecasin g 0, and are shown inelosed or headed by a fiat plate, D, whichthus forms (No model.)

a flat bottom, beneath the casing 0, upon which the can will standupright, as desired.

To remove the stirring-blade from the can with facility, I form acircular opening, B, in the side of the can concentric with thestirrershaft d, and close the same by a sheet-metal screw-cap, A,applied to a screw-thread, p, soldered to the can around the margin ofthe opening B. The inner bearing of the stirringblades is secured to therear side of the can at I), while the front bearing, 0, is secured tothe center of the removable cap A, and provided with a packing, e, tomake an air=tight joint. A paekin g, 0, is also provided around the baseof the screw-thread p, to make a tight joint between the serew-cap A andthe body of the can. By this construction the cap A can be removed atpleasure by merely turning it with the fingers, and the can freed fromobstructions or cleansed to insert anew mixture.

The external end of thescrew-shaft d is shown formed with a square, m,for the application of a crank or other turning device, and the packingat the joint of such shaft may, if preferred, be made with a smallscrew-cap, d, screwed over the extreme end of the shaft or square, upona screw-thread, d, soldered to the center of the cap A around thebearing 0, and pro vided with an annular packing, c, as described, forthe screw-thread p. \Vith this construction the packing c is notaffected by the rotations of the shaft, which is turned only when thecap (1 is removed, while by the use of a packing removably secured inthe bearing 0 the wear is considerable, but can be easily compensated byrenewing the packing material.

The construction shown for maintaining the can upright without the aidof the pivots and brackets heretofore used by me is the best adapted forthe purpose; but the bottom D might be dispensed with without affectingthe operation of the sides 8 in sustaining the can upright.Theprojectionofthesidessbelowthe center of the stirring-shaft might alsobe avoided by securing feet to the curved shell 0 and arranging them tosteady the can vertically. I do not, therefore, limit myself to theprecise construction shown, but consider my improvement in that respectto lie in combining with the body a, having the semi-cylindrical casingformed across its lower part, suitable extensions of or from the body tohold it upright when placed upon a fiat surface.

Having thus set forth my invention, I claim the same as follows: l. Thecombination, with the rectangular can-body at, having a stirring shaftor blade inserted transversely across its lower part, and provided witha semi-cylindrical casing, O, as and for the purpose described, ofprojections of or from the body of the can at its lower part, forholding it in an upright position when set upon a flat surface,substantially as herein set forth. W

2. The combination, with the body at, having a stirring-blade insertedtransversely across the lower part, and provided with an aperture,

GEO. R. OASSIE.

\Vitnesses:

G. O. HERRICK, LODE HOORNBECK.

